Pipeline engineering has struggled to develop as a single field of study due to the wide range of industries and government organizations using different types of pipelines for all types of solids, liquids, and gases. This fragmentation has impeded professional development, job mobility, technology transfer, the diffusion of knowledge, and the movement... more...

Praise from the Reviewers: "The practicality of the subject in a real-world situationdistinguishes this book from others available on the market." — Professor Behrouz Far , University of Calgary "This book could replace the computer organization texts now inuse that every CS and CpE student must take. . . . It is muchneeded, well written,... more...

A data-driven, fact-based, quantitative text on Oracleperformance and scalability With database concepts and theories clearly explained inOracle's context, readers quickly learn how to fully leverageOracle's performance and scalability capabilities at every stage ofdesigning and developing an Oracle-based enterprise application.The book is based... more...

If you're interested in JRuby, you probably don't need a tutorial on Ruby, Rails, or Java -- you just need to know how to get things done. This Cookbook offers practical solutions for using the Java implementation of the Ruby language, with targeted recipes for deploying Rails web applications on Java servers, integrating JRuby code with Java technologies,... more...

This book contains selected peer-reviewed papers that were presented at the Fourth International Symposium on Transportation Network Reliability (INSTR) Conference held at the University of Minnesota July 22-23, 2010. International scholars, from a variety of disciplines - engineering, economics, geography, planning and transportation - offer varying... more...

China Joins Global Governance: Cooperation and Contentions , edited by Mingjiang Li, provides a comprehensive and insightful examination of China?s role in global governance. The contributors make a significant contribution to the scholarly debate on the impacts of China?s rise on the stability and future evolution of the international system. ... more...

?Life well said? is BlogHer?s mantra, and you?ll see what they mean when you read this collection from the BlogHer 2012 Voices of the Year BlogHer is a unique media company created by women, for women, and?most importantly? with women, women like those whose voices you?ll read in this collection. Each year, BlogHer?the largest network of women... more...